Function alpm_pkg_vercmp

pub unsafe extern "C" fn alpm_pkg_vercmp(
    a: *const c_char,
    b: *const c_char,
) -> c_int

Compare two version strings and determine which one is ‘newer’. Returns a value comparable to the way strcmp works. Returns 1 if a is newer than b, 0 if a and b are the same version, or -1 if b is newer than a.

Different epoch values for version strings will override any further comparison. If no epoch is provided, 0 is assumed.

Keep in mind that the pkgrel is only compared if it is available on both versions handed to this function. For example, comparing 1.5-1 and 1.5 will yield 0; comparing 1.5-1 and 1.5-2 will yield -1 as expected. This is mainly for supporting versioned dependencies that do not include the pkgrel.